[Python-Dev] Is __declspec(dllexport) really needed on Windows?

[Greg Ewing]

Someone told me that Pyrex should be generating
__declspec(dllexport) for the module init func.
But someone else says this is only needed if
you're importing a dll as a library, and that
it's not needed for Python extensions.

Can anyone who knows what they're doing on
Windows give me a definitive answer about
whether it's really needed or not?

Thanks,

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